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Report #2863748

Received Oct 7, 2025

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Overview

Sex
Female
Age
72 yrs
State
PA
Recovered
Recovered
Vaccinated
Sep 9, 2025
Onset
Sep 9, 2025
Days to onset
0
Hospital days
—

Vaccines (1)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
COVID19-2COVID19 (COVID19 (MODERNA BIVALENT))MODERNA13052583IM / RA

Symptoms (5)

Injection site bruisingInjection site erythemaInjection site inflammationInjection site painProduct administered at inappropriate site

Symptom narrative

Site: Bruising at Injection Site-Severe, Site: Pain at Injection Site-Severe, Site: Redness at Injection Site-Severe, Additional Details: Patient was given the vaccine too low in the arm (3 fingerwidths above the elbow) leading to intense bruising, redness, and inflammation of injection site. All has resolved other than a residual bruise at site, pt is not upset but wanted us to be aware in case this happened to other patients. District leader and pharmacy manager made aware of incident.